prepense

Examples

• All

• He acted with prepense malice during the robbery.

• In older legal texts, crimes described as prepense were punished more severely.

• He denied any prepense intention to deceive his business partners.

• Was the plan executed with prepense consideration?

• The judge determined that the act was prepense and not a result of sudden anger.

• In older legal texts, crimes described as prepense were punished more severely.

• He acted with prepense malice during the robbery.

Synonyms

P

planned

vsprepense

503 1.0

Arranged before it happens on purpose

is specific to actions thought out beforehand often implying criminal intent

P

premeditated

vsprepense

• Formal

53 7.2

Done on purpose after planning it

is used especially for actions or crimes thought out beforehand

P

predetermined

vsprepense

17 5.3

Decided before it happens

is centered on conscious prior intention for actions often tied to crimes

P

prearranged

vsprepense

7 3.4

Planned before it happens

is the term for prior deliberate action with emphasis on wrongdoing

P

preplanned

vsprepense

5 3.3

Arranged before something happens

is about prior thought and intent often with criminal relevance

A

aforethought

vsprepense

• Formal

3 9.9

Planned in advance and not done suddenly

is the general adjective for prior thought applied to actions and crimes

P

preconcerted

vsprepense

1 9.1

Arranged or agreed before someone carries it out

is used more for solitary prior intent rather than jointly agreed plans

Antonyms

I

impulsive

74 4.4

Acting suddenly without careful thought because of a strong feeling

U

unpremeditated

2 7.5

Happening without being planned or thought about first

How Deliberate

calculated

68 4.7

prepense

• Archaic

1 9.9

planned

503 1.0

unplanned

25 3.5

spontaneous

169 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology